Decision details
Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
Debates are one of the
most frequent items of business on the Plenary
agenda. Many types of debate are brought forward in Plenary, including:
- Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;
Other than in the case of Government debates, the time allocated for all other types of debates and their frequency are determined by the Business Committee
Decision:
The item started at 16:55
Voting on the
motion and amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5097 Aled Roberts
(North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Calls on the Welsh Government to establish a system that allows the Ministerial Code to be policed independently of the Welsh Government and the National Assembly for Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by
Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by
voting against the motion without amendment. Therefore, the motion without
amendment was not agreed.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 - William
Graham (South Wales East)
Insert at the end of motion:
‘, with a clear timetable for consultation and implementation’
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised
his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed.
As the Assembly did not agree the motion without amendment, and
did not agree the amendment tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not
agreed.
Publication date: 21/11/2012
Date of decision: 21/11/2012
Decided at meeting: 21/11/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly